nuptial
adjective/ˈnʌpʃl/
/ˈnʌpʃl/
[only before noun] (formal)- connected with marriage or a wedding
- nuptial bliss
- a nuptial mass
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Old French, or from Latin nuptialis, from nuptiae ‘wedding’, from nubere ‘to wed’; related to nubile.Want to learn more?
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